DR Congo reports nearly 54,000 suspected mpox cases this year

KINSHASA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 53,860 suspected cases of mpox, including 1,225 deaths, since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Public Health announced Thursday.

Health authorities noted that around 30 percent of suspected cases were recorded in South Kivu, the country's most affected eastern province.